Lamentations 4:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 4:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אֵיכָה֙
ʼêyk
H349
how
יוּעַ֣ם
ʻâmam
H6004
to darken
זָהָ֔ב
zâhâb
H2091
gold
יִשְׁנֶ֖א
shânâʼ
H8132
to change
הַכֶּ֣תֶם
kethem
H3800
gold
הַטּ֑וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֨כְנָה֙
shâphak
H8210
to pour
אַבְנֵי
ʼeben
H68
stone
קֹ֔דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
בְּרֹ֖אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
חוּצֽוֹת
chûwts
H2351
outside
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
How is the gold become dim! [how] is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
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King James Version Public Domain
How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
How the gold is tarnished; have changed the good fine gold. The stones of holiness are poured out at the head of every street. BETH
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).